Which Bordeaux club hosted the French Championships only in 1909?

Villa Primrose, a Bordeaux club, hosted the French Championships only in 1909.

The Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose staged the championship on its clay courts in Bordeaux. It was the only edition held outside the Paris region before the tournament later settled at the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud and, from 1928, at Roland Garros.

The 1909 event was still the traditional French Championship, not yet the internationally open French Open of today. At that time, the competition was generally restricted to French players or players affiliated with French clubs. Max Décugis won the men's singles title, while Jeanne Matthey won the women's singles tournament.

Villa Primrose was founded in 1897 and became one of the leading provincial tennis clubs in France. Its brief place in French Championship history is easy to overlook because the tournament moved back to Paris the following year. The club remains a prominent sporting institution in Bordeaux, with tennis and other sports among its activities.